John E. Nelson

The links between madness, creative genius, and spiritual experiences have tantalized philosophers and scientists for centuries. In Healing the Split, John Nelson brings the lofty ideas of transpersonal psychology down to earth so they can be applied in a practical way to explain the bizarre effects of insanity on the human mind. Drawing on a vast knowledge of Eastern philosophy and mainstream neuropsychiatry, he heals the split between orthodox and alternative views with a comprehensive approach that goes beyond both. Starting where R. D. Laing and Thomas Szasz left off, Nelson revises and expands their radical views in light of modern brain science. He then turns to ancient tantric yoga for a synthesis that weaves brain, psyche, and spirit into a compelling new conception of mental illness. For professionals who seek to meet the needs of their patients more creatively, this book offers a unique synthesis. For people in emotional crisis, it clarifies the distinctions among intractable psychosis, temporary breakdowns in the service of healing (spiritual emergencies), and psychic breakthroughs (spiritual emergence). And for anyone interested in the seemingly inexplicable workings of the human mind gone mad, this fascinating exploration of psychotic states of consciousness will be exciting reading.

Integrating Spirit Into Our Understanding of the Mentally Ill, Revised Edition

Healing the Split

Richard Nelson Bolles

The creator of the best-selling career handbook joins forces with a retirement planning consultant to offer an eye-opening guide that explains how readers can insure that they are ready for retirement in terms of a variety of financial, health, and lifestyle choices, in a reference that is complemented by helpful exercises and a listing of print and online resources. Original.

Planning Now for the Life You Want

What Color is Your Parachute? for Retirement

Richard N. Bolles

Plan Now for the Life You Want Today’s economic realities have reset our expectations of what retirement is, yet there’s still the promise for what it can be: a life stage filled with more freedom and potential than ever before. Given the new normal, how do you plan for a future filled with prosperity, health, and happiness? As a companion to What Color Is Your Parachute?, the world’s best-selling career book, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement offers both a holistic, big-picture look at these years as well as practical tools and exercises to help you build a life full of security, vitality, and community. This second edition contains updates throughout, including a section on Social Security, an in-depth exercise on values and how they inform your retirement map, and the one-of-a-kind resource for organizing the sea of information on finances and mental and physical health: the Retirement Well-Being Profile. More than a guide on where to live, how to stay active, or which investments to choose, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement helps you develop a detailed picture of your ideal retirement, so that—whether you’re planning retirement or are there already—you can take a comprehensive approach to make the most of these vital years.

Planning a Prosperous, Healthy, and Happy Future

What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement, Second Edition

Madeleine Leitner

Viele Menschen freuen sich darauf, im Ruhestand endlich Zeit für »die wirklich wichtigen Dinge« im Leben zu haben – aber wenn es so weit ist, fallen viele in ein schwarzes Loch. Um seinen Traum von einem erfüllten Ruhestand wahrzumachen, sollte man frühzeitig anfangen, diesen zu planen.

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